Photo: John Menard from Phoenix, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI: what to set up and who to call
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert has no town government of its own, so Berrien County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend River Valley School District. Power in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert.
Power comes from Midwest Energy Cooperative
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert. Its homes paid an average of 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $189 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: www.teammidwest.com · (800) 492-5989
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chikaming Township water system
The Chikaming Township water system supplies Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert: about 58% of residents live in its service area. About 42% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lake Charter Township as seller) and serves 2,825 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0001400.
4 home internet providers serve Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
94% of 1,684 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 1,200/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 54% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is in River Valley School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is unincorporated, so Berrien County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | ZIP’s residents in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49125 | Sawyer, MI | 78% | 56% |
| 49115 | Harbert, MI | 17% | 100% |
| 49128 | Three Oaks, MI | 5% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Who supplies Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chikaming Township water system (EPA ID MI0001400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert?
Midwest Energy Cooperative (Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert?
49125 (78%), 49115 (17%), 49128 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert in?
River Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Chikaming Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.